As Penn State got started with their fall camp workouts this week, two potential key players were absent from the practice field. Linebacker [autotag]Kaveion Keys[/autotag] and defensive end [autotag]Jameial Lyons[/autotag] are each starting off the fall camp on the team’s suspension list for undisclosed reasons.
“Jameial Lyons and Kaveion Keys are on interim suspension to deal with a personal matter, and we will not have any further comment,” the program said in a statement according to Lions247.
How long these players will be out of action remains to be seen, and it is not expected we will get any more information beyond this statement from head coach James Franklin or the program. Whether this leads to any lost playing time once the season begins also remains to be seen.
This is an unfortunate headline to start off the fall camp for the Nittany Lions as both Keys and Lyons are expected to be players on the rise this season. Keys is a redshirt freshman in 2024 and Lyons will be a sophomore as both players enter their second season in the program.
Lyons made appearances in seven games for Penn State in 2023, mostly as a deep reserve. Keys is expected to be a player that could benefit by Abdul Carter picking up some playing time at defensive end as it should allow for a few more opportunities to get on the field as a backup linebacker.
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